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CME / CE

What's the Latest in Schizophrenia? Key Takeaways From an Expert Consensus Panel

  • Authors: Alan Breier, MD
  • CME / CE Released: 5/25/2023
  • Valid for credit through: 5/25/2024
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  • Credits Available

    Physicians - maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

    Nurses - 1.00 ANCC Contact Hour(s) (0.5 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology)

    You Are Eligible For

    • Letter of Completion

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for psychiatrists, primary care physicians, emergency medicine physicians, obstetrician/gynecologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and other clinicians who treat patients with schizophrenia.

The goal of this activity is for learners to better recognize the current advancements in schizophrenia treatments and appreciate the role of nondopamine (non-DA) antipsychotics in the future care of patients with schizophrenia.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Clinical limitations of currently available antipsychotic medications
    • Unmet needs in schizophrenia care
  • Demonstrate greater confidence in their ability to
    • Communicate with patients regarding their unmet needs in the management of schizophrenia


Disclosures

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All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.


Faculty

  • Alan Breier, MD

    Professor of Psychiatry
    Indiana University School of Medicine
    Indianapolis, Indiana

    Disclosures

    Alan Breier, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: Arrivo Bioventures; BioXcel Therapeutics; Karuna Therapeutics; Neumarker Inc.; Perception Neuroscience; Sirtsei Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Stock options from: Karuna Therapeutics; Perception Neuroscience
    Owns stock (publicly traded) in: Karuna Therapeutics

Editors

  • Frances McFarland, PhD, MA

    Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Frances McFarland, PhD, MA, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Megan Breuer, PhD

    Medical Writer, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Megan Breuer, PhD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant/advisor for Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (former)

Compliance Reviewer/Nurse Planner

  • Leigh Schmidt, MSN, RN, CNE, CHCP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Leigh Schmidt, MSN, RN, CNE, CHCP, has no relevant financial relationships.

Peer Reviewer

This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.


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    For Physicians

  • Medscape, LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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    For Nurses

  • Awarded 1.0 contact hour(s) of nursing continuing professional development for RNs and APNs; 0.50 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology.

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This activity is designed to be completed within the time designated on the title page; physicians should claim only those credits that reflect the time actually spent in the activity. To successfully earn credit, participants must complete the activity online during the valid credit period that is noted on the title page. To receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, you must receive a minimum score of 70% on the post-test.

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CME / CE

What's the Latest in Schizophrenia? Key Takeaways From an Expert Consensus Panel

Authors: Alan Breier, MDFaculty and Disclosures

CME / CE Released: 5/25/2023

Valid for credit through: 5/25/2024

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Educational Impact Challenge

The goal of this activity is for learners to better recognize the current advancements in schizophrenia treatments and appreciate the role of nondopamine (non-DA) antipsychotics in the future care of patients with schizophrenia.

Before you begin this activity, please assess your clinical knowledge by completing this brief survey. Answering these questions again after the activity will allow you to see what you learned and to compare your answers with those of your peers.

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